Rachael Kelsey

Rachael is a founding Partner of SKO. She is the only 'Hall of Fame' family lawyer in Scotland in the Legal 500 (2021 Edition) and the only Scottish lawyer in the Spears 500 Family Lawyers Guide (2021). Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 both describe Rachael as, 'the doyenne of Scots family law'. She is President of the European Chapter of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and accredited as a Specialist in Family Law and as a Family Mediator by the Law Society of Scotland.

Rachael has cases in both the Court of Session and the Sheriff Court. She also provides expert opinions on Scots law for courts outwith Scotland. Many of her cases have international or intra-UK jurisdictional issues, an area of specialism for which she is particularly well known and in respect of which she has built up a UK-wide practice. She has a particular interest in the issues that arise when acting for individuals in same-sex relationships.

In 2019 Rachael was re-appointed by the Lord President to the Family Law Committee of the Scottish Civil Justice Council. She is a FLAGS (Family Law Arbitration Group Scotland) Arbitrator and trainer, is the only Scottish Arbitrator on the IFLAS (International Family Law Arbitration Scheme) panel and is on the committee of the Scottish Branch of CIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators). Rachael is the Scottish correspondent for International Family Law, published by Jordans.